Re: hard drive questions

[jconger@fREMOVEoCAPSoFORbEMAILox.com.INVALID (Jim Conger)]

On Wed, 26 Jun 2002 04:12:29 GMT, Ernest <ernestls@attbi.NOSPAM.com> wrote:
>"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
>20020625041413.26093.00001352@mb-mq.aol.com">news:20020625041413.26093.00001352@mb-mq.aol.com...
>... you should be able to find the Sider drive software fairly
>easily. They are probably also on one of the Apple II FTP sites, or
>someone here could send copies to you.

Wayne has a set on his site, but my browsers don't deal with it; he
said he can send a copy.

>I have copies stashed around here somewhere myself that I could copy
>for you but mine are for the newer (blue label) drive. I don't know
>if that matters or not.

I wonder what models were made when?  I have a blue label drive with a
manufacture date of "0586" -- 05/86, I assume.  Can't tell the exact
size because of all the partitions.

It has some library circulation software installed.  It's a DOS 3.3
package so the drive has volume numbers up to at least 100.  The
utilities are at 100.

Had a stupid boot menu ... type "3" for "sider utilities" and then it
prompted you for the volume number.  Why have a menu and not put that
in the BASIC?  Sheesh.  After a figured out where the password was
stored for the software, I scanned all volumes until I found the
utils, then fixed that stupid menu.  Sorry, had to rant.

Jim